Improvement in umbrella-stands for church-pews



U NIrnn STATES PATENTTFFICE.

ELBERT SNEDEKER, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

IMPROVEMENT IN UMBRELLA-STANDS FOR CHURCH-PEWS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 133,809, dated December 10, 1872.

To all'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ELBERT SNEDEKER, of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Umbrella-Stand for Churchv Pews, of which thefollowing is a specication:

Figure 1 is a top view otvmy improved device, a portion ofthe pew being shown in horizontal section. Fig. 2 is alongitudinal section of the same taken through the line .fr w, Fig. 1.

Similarletters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

My invention has for its object to furnish a neat and simple umbrella-stand for lchurchpews, which shall be so constructed that when not required for use it may be turned up out of the Way; and it consists in a trough provided with a waste or drip pipe andslotted flanges, and the pivoted plate E, in combination with each other, and in the combination drip or-Waste Water may be allowed to drop to the ground, or may be led away by condnctor-spouts, or may be received in a'vessel.

Upon the ends of the trough D are formed anges d2, in which are formed curved slots to receive the pivots formed upon the ends of the side edges of the plate E. The plate E is made with a low ange along its side edges and outer end edge, as shown in Figs. land 2. The inner end of the plate E has a downwardlyproj ectin g flange formed upon it to guide the Water into the trough D. The upper surface of the plate E may have ridges, flanges, or corrugations formed upon it to prevent the ends of the umbrella from slipping around, but which should be so formed as not to prevent the Water from flowing to the pivoted end of the said plate E and into the trough D. To the under side of the outer part of the plate E is attached, or -'upon it is formed, a flangev or feet, of such a height as to raise the outer end of said plate E a little higher than its pivoted end so that the water may ow from it freely into the trough D. When not required for use the plate E is turned up along the end-board B, Where it is secured in place by abutton, catchor other convenient fastening, F, connected with the end-board B or back A. G is a strap or rod, either elastic or non elastic, flexible or rigid, and which is securedat one end to the back A. When the holder Gis flexible it may be hooked upon a hook or its free end needs no support. The holder G is designed to receive and secure the upper parts or handles of the umbrellas While standing upon the plate E.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patentdrip pipe, d1, and slotted iianges d2, and the hanged and pivoted plate E, in combination with each other, substantially as herein shown and described, and for the purpose set forth.

2. The combination of the fastening F, or equivalent fastening, with the Vtrough D and p ivoted plate E, substantially as herein shown and described, and for the purpose set forth.

ELBERT SNEDEKER.

Witnesses: JAMES T. GRAHAM, T. B. Mosnnn.

other catch, H. When the holder Gr is rigid 1. The trough D provided with a waste or 

